Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the Northwest U.S.; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central U.S.

Extreme heat will continue in the interior Northwest into midweek before finally waning. Hot temperatures, dry, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Great Basin, Rockies, and central/southern Plains. An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Alaska. Read More >

Not only was 2012 a warm year in the Northland, it was also a warm year across the globe and one of the warmest on record, according to an article published by the American Meteorological Society.

Read more about it here.

To refresh your memory and compare temperatures from 2012 to 2013, below are graphs depicting the average temperatures through the years of 2012 (on the left)
and 2013 (on the right) for International Falls, MN, Duluth and Hayward, WI. Click on each image for a larger view.
Read more about the Northland's warm year- Northland's Weather of 2012.

**Daily Temperature Plot For the Year**
International Falls, MN
2012					2013

Duluth, MN
2012					2013

Hayward, WI
2012					2013

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Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the Northwest U.S.; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central U.S.

2012 Was Warm Globally